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the roads are so slick that the city had to shut bus service down. no word on any injuries from that particular accident. this is a result of the major snowstorm we have been telling you about that's been dumping as many as 14 inches of snow. >> the larkspur ferry is so popular with people that it can't keep up with the demand. during the workweek spaces on the ferry sell out and the parking lots fill up. the ferry operators have some new ideas, they include adding another ferry boat for the busy morning and as for parking they may soon charge for it and build a parking garage at or near the terminal. >>> oakland mayor will be hosting a big party at the lake later this morning. they will celebrate the reopening of a 750-foot section of the channel. the boats will sale from the channel into the lake for the first time in 140 years. it's the first of a series of projects to reconnect the lake to the oakland esutuary and the bay. >> one more time let's check in with sal. >> it's a little bit slow on 880 northbound heading up to the coliseum. i still thi
the roads are so slick that the city had to shut bus service down. no word on any injuries from that particular accident. this is a result of the major snowstorm we have been telling you about that's been dumping as many as 14 inches of snow. >> the larkspur ferry is so popular with people that it can't keep up with the demand. during the workweek spaces on the ferry sell out and the parking lots fill up. the ferry operators have some new ideas, they include adding another ferry boat for...
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tomorrow, the city council is authorized to allow the city manager to negotiate a deal. sacramento is trying to keep another group from taking the team and moving it to seattle. >>> four family members missing after a boating trip off san mateo county. two of the missing are young children. what the u.s. coast guard is doing this morning. >>> good morning. traffic in san francisco moderately heavy approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. atever you want, baby. hmm. let's just share a 20 piece. [ internal ] 20 mcnuggets, for only $4.99? oh, man. she's beautiful smart and sensible. jackpot. [ crewperson ] anything else? [ male announcer ] mcdonald's crispy, juicy chicken mcnuggets are now part of the extra value menu. so you get the tastes you love at a price you'll love even more. guess who's going to the game? [ internal ] thank you. [ male announcer ] the simple joy of having more to love. >>> the search continues for four family members who vanished after a boat trip in san mateo county. two of the miss
tomorrow, the city council is authorized to allow the city manager to negotiate a deal. sacramento is trying to keep another group from taking the team and moving it to seattle. >>> four family members missing after a boating trip off san mateo county. two of the missing are young children. what the u.s. coast guard is doing this morning. >>> good morning. traffic in san francisco moderately heavy approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge. we'll tell you more about the...
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and lawmakers at the state and city levels. biden is meeting with pennsylvania lawmakers right now. we'll hear more later today. the president plans to go to chicago on friday. his hometown is seeing gun rounds skyrocketing. >>> robert gates says he supports using aerial drones to target suspected terrorists. >> you can far more easily limit collateral damage with a drone than you can with a bo, even a precision-guided munition of an airplane. >> the u.s. military's use of drones has been controversial, especially in afghanistan where civilian casualties from drone attacks have really angered the afghan government. >>> back here, law enforcement agencies are still considering using domestic drones. this is a hot issue sparking a lot of controversy. coming up at 8:23, we'll take a look at what we found out in a ktvu special report and why unmanned aircraft may already be flying in your neighborhood. >>> time is now 8:16. the manhunt goes on for christopher dorner. a $1 million reward was announced by city leaders for information
and lawmakers at the state and city levels. biden is meeting with pennsylvania lawmakers right now. we'll hear more later today. the president plans to go to chicago on friday. his hometown is seeing gun rounds skyrocketing. >>> robert gates says he supports using aerial drones to target suspected terrorists. >> you can far more easily limit collateral damage with a drone than you can with a bo, even a precision-guided munition of an airplane. >> the u.s. military's use of...
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by the end of the -- by the end of the month 44 cities will be connected. all 97 destinations -- defendant nations including international ones will be connected by may. >>> china is denying accusations that their military hacked into u.s. systems. a u.s. cyber firm just released a report that says this hacking has been going on for years. >> reporter: the firm laid out the claims in this 60-page report saying a secret division of the military packed -- hacked into u.s. computer systems to get into private information. this chinese group is made up of hundreds if not tosses of -- thousands of people. it's funded by china's military. the secret group got ahold of business plans, white papers, even e-mails of high-ranking u.s. government employees. the report accuses the chinese military of trying to break into computers in 20 u.s. industries since 2006 and targeting the aerospace and public administration factors. >> translator: making allegations based on premature analysis is irresponsible and unprofessional. we expect to hear more from the white house on
by the end of the -- by the end of the month 44 cities will be connected. all 97 destinations -- defendant nations including international ones will be connected by may. >>> china is denying accusations that their military hacked into u.s. systems. a u.s. cyber firm just released a report that says this hacking has been going on for years. >> reporter: the firm laid out the claims in this 60-page report saying a secret division of the military packed -- hacked into u.s. computer...
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police say the number of unregulated rides in the city is up. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street unless they were scheduled ahead of time. police are currently looking for at least two drivers who sexually assaulted female passengers and in one case, the woman got kicked several times after a dispute over money. >> he tried to tell me to get out of the car. i said not until i get my change and he took off. i was about halfway in, halfway out of the car. my legs were out. >> in is similar sting last year -- in a similar sting last year, police handed out over 800 citations. with the $200 police say it's not stopping many of those drivers. >>> if you have an idea for a ktvu special report, send your tip to i-reports at ktvu.com. >>> 8:08. san jose city college is off probation. the 91-year-old school was put on probation three years ago but the acreditting commission for community and junior colleges. the commission says since that time, the college has shown it has corrected problems with financial manag
police say the number of unregulated rides in the city is up. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street unless they were scheduled ahead of time. police are currently looking for at least two drivers who sexually assaulted female passengers and in one case, the woman got kicked several times after a dispute over money. >> he tried to tell me to get out of the car. i said not until i get my change and he took off. i was about halfway in, halfway out of...
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part of the city. claudine wong has been there all morning and she joins us live now. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yes. they are making quick work on the remaining mud on this section of the roadway. this is winona as it comes into the 15th avenue intersection. they are getting ready to spray it down and get it cleared up. they want to open up part of this roadway to traffic. it's a mess out here still and cleanup especially inside the home will take a while. let me show you what it looked like at:30 -- 2:30. unbelievable pictures from this 16-inch water main break. that's a major distribution line. it sent water flowing down into the street and into homes, 23 homes. 12 cars damaged by the water that flooded this section of this neighborhood for about two hours. we talked to several residents out here and a couple of them took us inside to take a look at the damage inside their holes. it's extensive. a -- homes. it's extensive. a lot of mud and debris inside their garages an
part of the city. claudine wong has been there all morning and she joins us live now. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yes. they are making quick work on the remaining mud on this section of the roadway. this is winona as it comes into the 15th avenue intersection. they are getting ready to spray it down and get it cleared up. they want to open up part of this roadway to traffic. it's a mess out here still and cleanup especially inside the home will take a while....
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the city, by the way, is on the hook for as much as $32 million. >>> 7:38. the bay bridge toll authority could approve funding today for a big celebration for the opening of the new eastern span of the new bay bridge. the plan calls for a one-way bridge walk on labor day weekend. there's also talk of a half marathon, fireworks and even a concert. the party would cost $5.5 million. the toll authority will also consider a $31 million security system for the new bridge today. >>> 7:38. let's go back to sal. sal, you didn't tell me there would be fog out there. >> well, steve did. i'm kind of hopping on steve's bandwagon. we're on at 4:30, steve was saying, it's gonna be foggy. i'm like, you are right. but he was right. let's take a look at the commute now. i didn't say, yeah, right. feels good to say it on tv. this is a look at the fog in oakland. this morning, when we looked at it, it was absolutely clear. now we're having trouble seeing the freeway here. so be careful with the patchy fog. steve was absolutely right. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza
the city, by the way, is on the hook for as much as $32 million. >>> 7:38. the bay bridge toll authority could approve funding today for a big celebration for the opening of the new eastern span of the new bay bridge. the plan calls for a one-way bridge walk on labor day weekend. there's also talk of a half marathon, fireworks and even a concert. the party would cost $5.5 million. the toll authority will also consider a $31 million security system for the new bridge today. >>>...
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the proposed ban will be taken to the plan commission. the city council has the final say. critics of the ban say if necessary they will fight the ban in court. >>> let's go to sal. breaking news from emeryville. you have the chopper working, too. >> that's right. we do have the chopper working in emeryville. there's police activity here and we're hearing reports that it's some sort of suspicious device that was found. we do have a lot of police activity. not only emeryville police, emeryville fire department and the department of homeland security in this area on hollis street in emeryville. our newschopper2 is looking at the area. now, the evacuation area is quite wide. in fact, it's somewhat near doyle hollis park, 62nd and hollis street, in this area. if you know it, it's a good area to stay away from. it's about three, four blocks away from san pablo avenue, which is not affected by this. cute has a grew on the way -- ktvu has a crew on the way. a pretty wide evacuation area in emeryville. let's go out to some traffic pictures now. bay bridge has improved. you can see
the proposed ban will be taken to the plan commission. the city council has the final say. critics of the ban say if necessary they will fight the ban in court. >>> let's go to sal. breaking news from emeryville. you have the chopper working, too. >> that's right. we do have the chopper working in emeryville. there's police activity here and we're hearing reports that it's some sort of suspicious device that was found. we do have a lot of police activity. not only emeryville...
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back in 2008, the city of san jose decided to shut off 900 street lights throughout the city because the staff needed to make budget reductions. the city had to choose between traffic signals and sign repairs or darkening streets. the residents were not happy. they were concerned about safety. the city council just approved the budget reare r -- budget report and decided to turn the 900 lights back on. that will begin in march. some residents say they have been concerned ever since. >> we catch the bus at camden and hillsdale at 6:20 and i notice a lot of lights are out and i'm in the dark waiting for the bus to come. it was a real concern. >> reporter: they are deciding in march they are gonna turn the street lights back on. are you surprised to hear it? >> great to hear that. >> reporter: in a couple of weeks, 255 street lights will be turned on each month. they will be primarily on arterial streets but there will be some in resident neighborhoods. city officials recommended to do this to ill prove the street appearance and to address public safety concerns. reporting live from san
back in 2008, the city of san jose decided to shut off 900 street lights throughout the city because the staff needed to make budget reductions. the city had to choose between traffic signals and sign repairs or darkening streets. the residents were not happy. they were concerned about safety. the city council just approved the budget reare r -- budget report and decided to turn the 900 lights back on. that will begin in march. some residents say they have been concerned ever since. >> we...
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the city that has the least congestion, pensacola, florida. that takes only a measly nine minutes to get to where you need to go. >> tara, thank you for the toss. i will take it from here. >>> traffic is moving along in some areas not so well, you know the drill. even though this is a 15 to 20- minute delay, i would still say it's a good excuse there are no problems on that span. so the total time you are looking at to get into san francisco, live time traffic 30 plus minutes. not that bad for the entire thing. trying to get up to the bay bridge in oakland, there was a crash 880 in san leandro. that's been cleared. very slow. that's also affecting the castro valley commute. if you want to use an alternate, i would say 580 all the way out to 980. it's. right now it's still pretty good. if you are going slow, i would say that's a decent alternate for you. the south bay commute still looks good. it has not become quite as heavy as it can be. you can see for yourself. 280 is looking good through downtown san jose. let's go to steve. >>> mostly clo
the city that has the least congestion, pensacola, florida. that takes only a measly nine minutes to get to where you need to go. >> tara, thank you for the toss. i will take it from here. >>> traffic is moving along in some areas not so well, you know the drill. even though this is a 15 to 20- minute delay, i would still say it's a good excuse there are no problems on that span. so the total time you are looking at to get into san francisco, live time traffic 30 plus minutes....
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a little bit in the city. also some -- then down toward daley city. not much but we will take anything we can get. 350's 50s on the temperatures. winter weather advisory from ten to ten tomorrow. two to six inches of snow should cover it. saturday looks sunny but windy and cold and breezy and warmer sunday, monday, tuesday and much of next week. sunny and warmer. >> today san francisco's mayor officially steps in to that hot debate over gun control. we will tell you what he is doing today. >> we are live in vallejo at scene of a botched home robbie. three people have been shot. what neighbors are saying about the family. . >> we are live in pebble beach as. last time we checked in we saw jim harbaugh. we have talked to him since and we will tell you what he is saying. q [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this sy
a little bit in the city. also some -- then down toward daley city. not much but we will take anything we can get. 350's 50s on the temperatures. winter weather advisory from ten to ten tomorrow. two to six inches of snow should cover it. saturday looks sunny but windy and cold and breezy and warmer sunday, monday, tuesday and much of next week. sunny and warmer. >> today san francisco's mayor officially steps in to that hot debate over gun control. we will tell you what he is doing...
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the balloon crash happened near the ancient egyptian city of luxor. er vas say there was -- investigators say there was a fire an explosion just before the balloon plunged 1,000 feet to the ground. investigators say this was one of the worse accidents involving tourists in that country, which is already struggling to attract visitors due to growing political unfavorring reports. >> reporter: i just spoke with a homeless man off camera. he says he hangs out there and he says his friends who hang out here do drugs and sell them. this is right across the street from a middle school. we just saw some kids coming into the school now. i asked the homeless man why are they doing this across the street from a school and he just shrugged his shoulders. now, this is one of the men that police arrested in the last couple of dies during their enforcement. they say 54-year-old richard st. cloud was selling marijuana in the park. his arrest was one of several that took place as part of a special enforcement. police are concerned because the park is located across f
the balloon crash happened near the ancient egyptian city of luxor. er vas say there was -- investigators say there was a fire an explosion just before the balloon plunged 1,000 feet to the ground. investigators say this was one of the worse accidents involving tourists in that country, which is already struggling to attract visitors due to growing political unfavorring reports. >> reporter: i just spoke with a homeless man off camera. he says he hangs out there and he says his friends...
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low 40s in the sty of oak -- in the city of oakland. low 30s san roe mope and pleasant -- san ramon and pleasanton. mostly clear, cold, crisp out there this morning. the pacific satellite view showing you the temperatures will continue to warm under this ridge of high pressure here. so this is beginning to strengthen. each passing day it will nudge a little bit closer and eventually it will dominate our pattern. so that system from a couple days ago brought us a little bit of rain. now off to the east over the rockies and this ridge will continue again to pull our way. mostly sunny skies for the week ahead. a warming trend for the week ahead. first it will be a subtle warmup. you may not notice yesterday from today to a degree or two. temperatures are all the sudden feel like a whole lot spring. 60 degrees for berkeley. 59 san rafael. 57 in pacifica. upper 50s low 60s for the east bay. 59 in hayward. 69 for oakland. 60-degrees in concord. upper 50s antioch and brentwood. down into areas around livermore. you are looking at 59 for today.
low 40s in the sty of oak -- in the city of oakland. low 30s san roe mope and pleasant -- san ramon and pleasanton. mostly clear, cold, crisp out there this morning. the pacific satellite view showing you the temperatures will continue to warm under this ridge of high pressure here. so this is beginning to strengthen. each passing day it will nudge a little bit closer and eventually it will dominate our pattern. so that system from a couple days ago brought us a little bit of rain. now off to...
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last night, the city council heard arguments on both sides of the issue. janine de la vega is in los gatos to tell us how the debate ended. >> reporter: we're still waiting to hear from the owner of templar sports. the attorney says that just because people are unhappy this gun store is here that they can't legally shut it down. but restrictions on future gun stores will be studied. at last night's meeting it was packed with people spilling out of an overflow room. people were there to discuss the subject. they held up signs that read transparency and accountability. after listening to both side, the council decided the town staff should come back on march 4th with possible new requirements for gun sales. here's what people are saying about -- dash. >> i think it's a good compromise. i think these guys should be left alone. i think their intent is good. merle's sport shop was down there and they had guns. people have changed. the guns haven't changed. >> reporter: new regulations could include a police permit process requiring i.d. checks for the sales of
last night, the city council heard arguments on both sides of the issue. janine de la vega is in los gatos to tell us how the debate ended. >> reporter: we're still waiting to hear from the owner of templar sports. the attorney says that just because people are unhappy this gun store is here that they can't legally shut it down. but restrictions on future gun stores will be studied. at last night's meeting it was packed with people spilling out of an overflow room. people were there to...